green_copper外出した 巴御前 (by star-ring)
外出した 巴御前 (by star-ring) #TomoeGozen #StreetMoehttps://media.kbin.earth/90/8a/908a126fbfa2685d363028b7129e0e6da04389f22127e0e77725ee0c0d25eb07.jpg
Robin Marx's Writing RepositoryCapsule Review Archive – The Disfavored Hero by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
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RocketshipRetro🟡 Woman on Galloping Horse in Snow Japan 1845 Utagawa Hiroshige
#19thcentury, #EmperorKoko, #Horses, #Japan, #Japanese, #Kabuki, #Snow, #TomoeGozen, #UtagawaHiroshige, #warrior, #Winter
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#19thcentury, #EmperorKoko, #Horses, #Japan, #Japanese, #Kabuki, #Snow, #TomoeGozen, #UtagawaHiroshige, #warrior, #Winter
Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed
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maijiAn illustration to cap off a collection of self-indulgent supernatural / historical fancomics that took me ~6 years to write/draw 😤 💪 Learned a lot and had a lot of fun! (In between the screaming and crying that is me trying to make comics in general 😂)
Thoughts: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4225955
#YuYuHakusho #HistoricalFanfiction #fancomics #comics #Semimaru #TomoeGozen #Hokushin #MastoArt #CreativeToots
maiji: a blind biwa player, a lady warrior, and a demon
[Set of 2 images. 1) Digital ink brush style illustration of three figures cascading down a page. On the left is a musician with a long flowing beard playing a biwa/Japanese lute, his eyes closed, with a hazy moon in the sky. To the right is a woman in Kamakura-era armour astride a horse. In the centre foreground is a man in Kamakura-era armor with shoulder-length hair tied back, holding a long sheathed sword in his left hand. He seems to be about to draw it. Superimposed over the illustration is the North Bound logo with the text: "a blind biwa player / a lady warrior / and a demon". 2) Same illustration without the logo and text.]Something I'm excited about with regards to finishing fight / flight is that now I can finally post a new batch of images to Pixiv! Not just fight / flight, but also other illustrations I finished over the period of time and/or forgot to previously post to the North Bound series there. I really wanted to do one last illustration of these three to close it off. I usually wait a day, several days before posting art/comics to other platforms. Partly to spread out the update spam, partly to try to increase visibility, but mostly because 9 times out of 10 if I post things too fast I almost immediately discover some silly mistakes and then I'm crying inside because I'm repeatedly editing, reposting, finding another mistake, repeat etc... and/or I can't edit a post on some platforms and have to delete it all and start over. So I try to pace myself a bit, giving myself a little distance and opportunity to be more aware and mindful. (Sometimes it works. Sometimes I'm like, who cares, no one will notice except me, and move on with my life.)It's always hard to assess your own work objectively. Projects like North Bound are particularly interesting because of the funny elasticity of time that you have with all the different pieces of it. That some ideas are so old and you're finally getting to them after all these months/years or other people are finally seeing them when you've already long moved on to something else. That different things are a varying stages of conception and sketching and refining and finishing, and so on. Webcomic creators are very familiar with the concept of "webcomic time". I think anyone who works in a field where there's a lag between the initial conceptualization of something and the actual publishing/launching it out into the world know what I mean. (Webcomic time maybe even more so because the barriers to entry for webcomics can be wonderfully low and webcomic creators often do SO MUCH in the production so lots of people get to commiserate in this funny space/feeling together.) To be honest I think I feel it with North Bound even more than I ever felt it with Now Recharging. The latter I worked on in a relatively regular fashion to hit specific posting schedules, while North Bound really is whenever I can squeeze in the time and motivation and also problem-solve narrative issues.)Looking back, Mirror Most Dark (completed 2017), I Heard A Cicada Cry (completed 2020), Survive (2021) and fight / flight (2024) form a four story set as "this is North Bound Hokushin's formative time before he meets Raizen". But what I really like is that they feel pretty self-contained - more like "this is an interesting little supernatural historical fiction-y series of stories". (Enough so that I actually woke up one night thinking, "Hey, this set of stories would actually make a pretty robust printed book! The 3 comic stories alone come to 108 pages! I wonder how many pages Mirror Most Dark would come to if I re-laid it out as a printed illustrated story... I'd have to redraw the illustrations in black and white to be able to print it more cost-effectively and match the style of the comic stories..." and then I was like no, you already have enough things to work on, and you don't need another box of books sitting in your closet for the next 10+ years.)Working on these helps me really appreciate the art and craft of storytelling and building out/fleshing out a character, and also pushes me to try so many things I otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity to. Mirror Most Dark, the oldest work in this group, still holds up not too badly (though there are a lot of errors and issues, and many things I would change if I were attempting it today...), and some panels and sequences I've been very proud of throughout the stories. When I reread them I do always see little things I'd like to fix, but overall... I made them, I learned from them, they exist, and it was all a very worthwhile experience!
"fight / flight" - At long last! 🙌 Part 5 of 5 is up with alt text/transcript and commentary!
Read it at https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4183665
More info on the North Bound series: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/951181
#MastoArt #CreativeToots #comics #fancomic #fanart #YuYuHakusho #Hokushin #TomoeGozen
maiji: fight / flight part 5 of 5 (Yu Yu Hakusho North Bound fancomic)
[images: First two pages of a comic drawn in a digital ink-brush style with greyscale shading.]fight / flight: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 (this is it!)Alt text, full transcript and commentary continue below the cut.A YYH North Bound story. This story takes place after I Heard A Cicada Cry (4 parts - all 4 parts are linked in each post) and Survive (one-shot).[READ-MORE][images: Remaining seven pages of comic.][page 32]*A flame on a stand flickers in a room. A pair of hands wring out a piece of cloth. Hokushin, hair loose at his shoulders and upper body and arms bandaged, is sitting up in a simple floor-bed, his armour off to the side. Tomoe Gozen, her back to him, is just to his left working with the cloth over a wooden pail.*[page 33]Hokushin: Lady Tomoe... Thank you, but… I cannot help but feel that your efforts with me are wasted.Tomoe: Was it not you who told me you were commanded to seek out a master to serve long and well? Are you going to fail him now?[page 34]Hokushin: *Tomoe's words sink in, and his expression is devastated. He lowers his head, face in his hands* Ha... ha ha ha... ha ha... *he lowers his hands* Lady Tomoe, I owe you a great deal-Tomoe: You owe me nothing. You have saved the lives of a number of our men, and of Lord Yoshinaka himself, enough times. This is the least I can do. [page 35]Tomoe: You may be a demon, but… *she gets up and walks over to Hokushin, cloth in hand, as he looks up soberly at her* I have seen the words your actions speak. And now you must go.[page 36]*Hokushin says nothing, only continues looking at her*Tomoe: *closes her eyes and turns slightly away from him* I know what you are thinking. I heard what Enma Daioh’s emissary said. I will not leave.Hokushin: It will likely be the path to your death.Tomoe: Ha! You forget, rokurokubi. I am human. Every day I live is the path to my death. And what of you? Would you not have stayed with Semimaru till the end, had he not tricked you into leaving?*Hokushin looks devastated again*Tomoe: *abashed* Ah, I did not mean- [page 37]Tomoe: *reaches/sits down and places both hands over Hokushin's hand* …but you understand my feelings. My place is here with Lord Yoshinaka. Fighting at his side is everything to me.[page 38]Hokushin: And what if he commands you to leave?Tomoe: *looks stricken, then determined* Only if he commands so. And even if he does, I will still fight before I depart his side. *she gets back to her feet* As for you, you must go. So that you can find the master you are destined to meet.*Hokushin nods*[page 39]*A horse paces restlessly. Hokushin, hair tied back again and in full armour, reins it in and turns to Tomoe Gozen who is seeing him off.*Hokushin: Lady Tomoe. If our paths should cross again, may it never be as enemies. *He reaches his hand out to her*Tomoe: *grasps his hand* May that be so.*Hokushin rides off through the tall grass, into the distance**fight / flight end*Happy New Year!! I dddiiiiiddd it!! This is the last (planned/that my conscious brain is aware of lol) flashback of the North Bound prequel!! We now return to main prequel time with Raizen and Hokushin and Seizan. Or we will once I get around to drawing the next story. Every year we inch ever closer to the climax! Inch inch inch.I love the idea of Hokushin and Tomoe Gozen building a relationship from suspicion and survival to a deep, platonic understanding full of mutual respect and support, especially due to their like-minded roles as loyal retainers wholly devoted to the ones they love/serve. I didn’t realize till after I had firmed up the script, but Tomoe’s response to Hokushin that “Fighting at [Yoshinaka’s] side is everything to me” is exactly Hokushin’s answer to Yusuke on why he follows Raizen. It just fit perfectly, and makes so much sense to me as a narrative reference. In this universe and version of events, we can imagine Hokushin’s words to Yusuke are tied to his memory of this conversation… Japanese history/culture buffs will probably notice that the irony(?) of Hokushin and Tomoe’s conversation is that Tomoe would soon find herself in pretty much the situation Hokushin warned her about. According to tradition, Kiso Yoshinaka refused to let Tomoe stay with him. Shortly before he died in his final stand at Awazu, he forced her to leave his side, saying her presence as a woman would only be a burden. Harsh words for such a trusted, valued warrior! Though by some accounts Tomoe was at the time pregnant with their child, which one can extrapolate would have been an influencing factor in Yoshinaka’s actions.If you’re wondering what ultimately happens to Tomoe in this universe, there is a very big hint in the fic We Walked Through the Past, Carrying the Future when Yusuke, Keiko and Hokushin check out the museum. This is not the last you’ll see of Tomoe Gozen!! Assuming I get North Bound far enough...EDIT: Sneak fixes as I realized after the fact I forgot to draw Hokushin's magatama necklace! It has no importance to this story, but is a detail I care a lot about...[/READ-MORE]
RED RING OF DEATH#TomoeGozen se une a la lucha en #ChampionShift, un roguelike de acción de SRG Studios. Con su arco Moon Piercer y un abanico letal, Tomoe está lista para enfrentarse al Dominion. ¡Cambia entre samurái y coche deportivo para derrotar a tus enemigos!
"fight / flight" - part 4 of 5 is up with alt text/transcript and commentary!
Read it at https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/4005898
More info on the North Bound series: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/951181
Content warning for people with blood on their faces.
#MastoArt #CreativeToots #comics #fancomic #fanart #YuYuHakusho #Hokushin #Otake #TomoeGozen #supernatural #JapaneseMythology #tennyo
maiji: fight / flight part 4 (Yu Yu Hakusho North Bound fancomic)
[images: First two pages of a comic drawn in a digital ink-brush style with greyscale shading.]fight / flight: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 (to come!)Alt text, full transcript and commentary continue below the cut.A YYH North Bound story. This story takes place after I Heard A Cicada Cry (4 parts - all 4 parts are linked in each post) and Survive (one-shot).Content warning: People with blood on their faces.[READ-MORE][images: Remaining four pages of comic.][page 26]*Otake and Tomoe Gozen are still facing off with their respective weapons at the ready when a flash of light appears in the air just over Otake*Tomoe: ??Otake: ![page 27]*A beautiful woman descends. She is bathed in moonlight, her long hair tied up with gilded ornaments, a beauty mark on her lower face near her lips, and with a halo of robes fluttering behind her.*?: Otake, stand down.[page 28]*The woman notices Otake's bloodied state and responds with comedic expressions of disgust*?: Eeuuugh!! Yuck!!! Gross!!!Otake: *looking annoyed* Go away.?: Didn’t you hear me?? I said stand down!!Otake: I don’t have time for your games, tennyo.Tennyo: Games? This is a command from the great Enma Daioh Himself.Otake: …Enma Daioh has canceled my quest?(Footnote: Tennyo = "sky maiden", heavenly beings in Buddhist mythology)[page 29]*The tennyo folds her arms self-importantly while Otake continues to look irritated. Tomoe Gozen observes their exchange alertly*Tennyo: Not specifically. He’s calling everyone back. It’s important.And not that you asked me, but I think you should quit wasting your time on this silly pet project of yours.Otake: *walking away from her* You’re right. I didn’t ask you.Tomoe: ...Tennyo: Well, the great Enma Daioh hardly needs to rely on a dirty toy mirror to achieve his goals. Anyways, even if you don’t care about promotions, Yoshinaka’s days are numbered. It’s going to be a bloodbath even worse than the mess you made of that body.*Tomoe is silent but clearly alarmed by this mention of Yoshinaka's name and the scenario the tennyo is suggesting.*Tennyo: Don’t get yourself caught up in petty human affairs.[page 31]Otake: Hmph.*He sheathes his sword, then walks towards the tennyo as she tosses a cloth over him. They both disappear, leaving Tomoe staring up at the empty sky over the forest.*[page 32]*Tomoe continues looking up at the sky for several moments, then turns to Hokushin behind her* Tomoe: What did you do to get emissaries from the Underworld after——you——!!*She breaks off as she realizes Hokushin appears to be lying fully unconscious on the ground. The view changes to the moon high above the forest and mountains*Tomoe: Come on…!! A demon like you can hardly die that easily...!!Obviously, Hokushin’s not dead. He’s just in need of a very very long nap. “Tennyo” (Sky, or Celestial, or Heavenly Maiden) is a new character I needed to create for some important reasons. One is to be a pain in her coworker Otake’s side, and the second (maybe more important reason) is to do some of the plot work I need done that Otake won’t be able to do. Tennyo is not her name; it’s just a descriptor. Otake referring to her as “tennyo” is like when Tomoe calls Hokushin “rokurokubi” - similar to saying, “look, woman,” or “hey, kid,” or “listen, squirt”, etc. She will have a name, to be revealed in time!Tennyo are based on apsaras of Hindu and Buddhist mythology, and are sometimes described as the Buddhist version of angels. They are obviously not the same by far but is mostly sufficient as a general comparison. There’s actually a tennyo in the first Yu Yu Hakusho movie, Kotennyo, who had a relationship with Koenma. The movies are not main series canon and the first one was more silly than anything.In North Bound, tennyo are the predecessors to Reikai’s ferry girls like Botan, Ayame, Hinageshi - just a different appearance/presentation for the time period they are in. I have planned some stuff around this oooh ahh. Here, instead of floating on oars, the tennyo’s robe allows her to fly (per the hagoromo tradition). Hence, the cloth she uses to teleport Otake back to the Spirit World is an Easter egg - a reference to the cloth that Shishiwakamaru uses to teleport Kuwabara around during the Dark Tournament, hahaha. That cloth in Japanese is not-so coincidentally 死出の羽衣 or Shide no Hagoromo (roughly, "feathered cloak/robe of death"), so very obviously connected to the tennin (sky/celestial/heavily people) tradition. (My headcanon is that's all Suzuki's doing - as the leader and source of all of Team Uraotogi's tools, that he's the one "designed" the team, coming up with the names including all their items and special moves. He clearly seems to have a thing for thematic drama.)The tennyo’s comment on Otake messing up “that body” is also a reference to the fact that Spirit World folks are not beings with physical bodies. Had Hokushin managed to “kill” Otake in this battle, he wouldn’t be dead; only his physical vessel would be destroyed. We see this in the actual series, where Botan uses a temporary physical body to interact with people in the Human World. The most obvious instance of this is during the fight against Sensui, when she jettisons the vessel to return to the Spirit World to deliver an urgent message, shocking Yanagisawa. Whoohoo, only one more part to go to finish fight/flight!! And then… we can move back to the core time period of North Bound with Raizen…!![/READ-MORE]
Wai-Jing TsangAccording to @hireillo, yesterday was #DragonAppreciationDay (how on earth does one keep track of all these 'days', normal days are hard enough to track!!!)
So here's my big dragon art (why do I only have one dragon art?), created for the webcomics I'm working on, 'Kohaku', written by J. U. Rhodian
#art #illustration #FantasyArt #TraditionalArt #ink #Tomoe #TomoeGozen #Kohaku #Japan #webcomic #dragon #hachiman #warrior #WarriorWoman #samurai
